title: Pain scales in children: a review.
abstract: This is a review of tools that have been developed to assess pain in children, with a brief evaluation of their practicality and validity. There are some suggestions for the direction of future research in the development and use of the scales.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Palliative Care, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 100273.3435@compuserve.com
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hain
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010147:Pain Measurement